Janet S Wong

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1) The dumpster diver

Author

Wong, Janet S

Publisher

Candlewick Press

Pub. Date

c2007

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Once a month--every week in the summer--Steve the electrician dons special gear and, with the help of youngsters who live in his building, dives into a dumpster seeking useful objects that they can transform into imaginative new ones.

2) Minn and Jake

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Wong, Janet S

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A surprising friendship Do you ever feel like you've somehow lost your true best friend? Minn feels this way. So does Jake. But, Minn and Jake have no intention of being friends. Minn's a string bean. Jake's a shrimp. Minn's a girl. Jake's a boy. And, in fifth grade, who wants a best friend of the opposite sex? But, Minn and Jake are forced together by circumstances, which only strengthen their resistance...until Minn takes Jake lizard hunting. There...

3) Minn and Jake's Almost Terrible Summer

Author

Wong, Janet S

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There are a few things / about your best friend that you can only learn / when you see where he's from. Minn knew / that Jake was from the city. But she didn't know / that his grandmother was Korean. That he liked taking bubble baths. / That his brother, Soup, might be an eating champion. / That Jake was a cheater, and that he had a ... / girlfriend? There are some things / about your best friend that it's better not / to know. Bouncing free...

4) Alex and the Wednesday chess club

Author

Wong, Janet S

Publisher

Margaret K. McElderry Books

Pub. Date

c2004

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Alex quits playing chess after losing a game to Uncle Hooya; but when other activities fail to satisfy him, he gives his favorite game another try by joining the chess club.

5) Buzz

Author

Wong, Janet S

Publisher

Harcourt

Pub. Date

2000

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As Mommy and Daddy begin their day and get ready for work, a child observes this morning routine at home as well as the buzzing of a busy bee outside the window.